"Lydia will never be easy till she has exposed herself in some public place or other, and we can never expect her to do it with so little expense or inconvenience to her family as under the present circumstances " (225).
In this quote, Mr. Bennet surrenders to the standards of the rigid societal structure. He accepts that one's worth judges how others view them. Elizabeth beseeches Mr. Bennet to tell Lydia to stay at Longbourn than go to Brighton. Elizabeth feels that Lydia is being corrupted by society and will become "the most determined flirt that ever made herself and her family ridiculous" (226). Mr. Bennet counters Elizabeth's pleas, saying that by letting Lydia go to Brighton, she will understand her place in society: "Let us hope, therefore, that her being there may teach her her own significance" (227). He even says that Lydia "is luckily too poor to be an object of prey to any body" (226). Mr. Bennet is a symbol of reason, and this may be due to his understanding of society.
Question:
In Elizabeth's departure from Hunsford, the reader can infer that:
A. Lady Catherine is haughty
B. Elizabeth holds Mr. Collins with high regard
C. Elizabeth feels jovial for Charlotte
D. Mr. Collins places his wife above Lady Catherine
E. Mr. Collins regrets not marrying Elizabeth
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